[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gauze \gauze\ gaddz, n. f. gaze; so called because it was
   first introduced from gaza, a city of palestine.
   a very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk;
   also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze;
   cotton gauze.
   1913 webster

   gauze dresser, one employed in stiffening gauze.
      1913 webster
see also:
gauze dresser 

Gauze >> G Words
Gauze, definition of term: Gauze
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Dresser >> D Words
Dresser, definition of term: Dresser
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